2020 English Open (snooker)

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2020 Matchroom.live English Open
Tournament information
Dates12–18 October 2020 (2020-10-12 – 2020-10-18)
VenueMarshall Arena
CityMilton Keynes
CountryEngland
OrganisationWorld Snooker Tour
FormatRanking event
Total prize fund£405,000
Winner's share£70,000
Highest break Neil Robertson (AUS) (140)
Final
Champion Judd Trump (ENG)
Runner-up Neil Robertson (AUS)
Score9–8
2019
2021

The 2020 English Open (officially the 2020 Matchroom.live English Open) was a professional snooker tournament that took place from 12 to 18 October 2020 at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes, England.[1] It was the second completed ranking event of the 2020–21 season, and the fifth edition of the English Open, first held in 2016.

The event featured 123 professionals and 5 amateurs. On the first day of the event, two players withdrew from the event due to COVID-19Stuart Carrington tested positive, while Sam Craigie came into contact with Carrington. Snooker referee Andrew Barklam also tested positive.[2] On the second day, two more players had to withdraw – Peter Lines, who tested positive, and his son, Oliver Lines, who came into contact with him.[3]

The defending champion was Mark Selby, who defeated David Gilbert 9–1 in the 2019 final. Selby lost 5–6 to Neil Robertson in the semi-finals.[4]

In the final Robertson met Judd Trump, who beat him 9–8, after being 4–7 down. Trump won his 18th ranking title, equaling Neil Robertson and Mark Selby, and became the first player to win three Home Nations titles.[5]

Prize fund

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The event's total prize fund was a total of £405,000, with the winner receiving £70,000. The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[citation needed]

  • Winner: £70,000
  • Runner-up: £30,000
  • Semi-final: £20,000
  • Quarter-final: £10,000
  • Last 16: £7,500
  • Last 32: £4,000
  • Last 64: £3,000
  • Highest break: £5,000
  • Total: £405,000

Main draw

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Top half

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Section 1

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Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
Best of 7 frames
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Mark Selby (ENG) (1)4
 
 
 
 Fan Zhengyi (CHN)0
 
England Mark Selby (1)4
 
 
 
China Chang Bingyu3
 
 Chang Bingyu (CHN)4
 
 
 
 Aaron Hill (IRL)2
 
England Mark Selby (1)4
 
 
 
China Liang Wenbo3
 
 Martin O'Donnell (ENG) (32)4
 
 
 
 Ashley Carty (ENG)1
 
England Martin O'Donnell (32)1
 
 
 
China Liang Wenbo4
 
 Jackson Page (WAL)1
 
 
 
 Liang Wenbo (CHN)4
 
England Mark Selby (1)4
 
 
 
Iran Hossein Vafaei3
 
 Joe Perry (ENG) (16)4
 
 
 
 Riley Parsons (ENG)1
 
England Joe Perry (16)3
 
 
 
Iran Hossein Vafaei4
 
 Lukas Kleckers (GER)0
 
 
 
 Hossein Vafaei (IRN)4
 
Iran Hossein Vafaei4
 
 
 
Wales Jamie Clarke2
 
 Ali Carter (ENG) (17)1
 
 
 
 Jamie Clarke (WAL)4
 
Wales Jamie Clarke4
 
 
 
England Liam Highfield1
 
 Mitchell Mann (ENG)1
 
 
 Liam Highfield (ENG)4
 

Section 2

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Last 128
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Last 64
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Last 32
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Last 16
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 David Grace (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Paul Davison (ENG)0
 
England David Grace4
 
 
 
England Andy Hicks3
 
 Scott Donaldson (SCO) (24)1
 
 
 
 Andy Hicks (ENG)4
 
England David Grace3
 
 
 
England Andrew Higginson4
 
 Barry Pinches (ENG)0
 
 
 
 Andrew Higginson (ENG)4
 
England Andrew Higginson4
 
 
 
Thailand Sunny Akani3
 
 Stephen Maguire (SCO) (9)1
 
 
 
 Sunny Akani (THA)4
 
England Andrew Higginson0
 
 
 
China Zhou Yuelong (25)4
 
 Rod Lawler (ENG)0
 
 
 
 Farakh Ajaib (ENG)4
 
England Farakh Ajaib3
 
 
 
China Zhou Yuelong (25)4
 
 Zhou Yuelong (CHN) (25)4
 
 
 
 Chris Wakelin (ENG)2
 
China Zhou Yuelong (25)4
 
 
 
England David Lilley2
 
 David Lilley (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Eden Sharav (ISR)1
 
England David Lilley4
 
 
 
England Shaun Murphy (8)3
 
 Shaun Murphy (ENG) (8)4
 
 
 Robert Milkins (ENG)3
 

Section 3

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Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
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 Mark Allen (NIR) (5)4
 
 
 
 Mark King (ENG)2
 
Northern Ireland Mark Allen (5)0
 
 
 
England Robbie Williams4
 
 Gerard Greene (NIR)1
 
 
 
 Robbie Williams (ENG)4
 
England Robbie Williams4
 
 
 
Norway Kurt Maflin (28)2
 
 Kurt Maflin (NOR) (28)4
 
 
 
 Peter Devlin (ENG)3
 
Norway Kurt Maflin (28)4
 
 
 
Northern Ireland Jordan Brown0
 
 Jordan Brown (NIR)4
 
 
 
 Lee Walker (WAL)2
 
England Robbie Williams4
 
 
 
Scotland Anthony McGill (21)1
 
 Yan Bingtao (CHN) (12)4
 
 
 
 Alan McManus (SCO)2
 
China Yan Bingtao (12)3
 
 
 
England Steven Hallworth4
 
 Martin Gould (ENG)1
 
 
 
 Steven Hallworth (ENG)4
 
England Steven Hallworth0
 
 
 
Scotland Anthony McGill (21)4
 
 Anthony McGill (SCO) (21)w/o
 
 
 
 Sam Craigie (ENG)w/d
 
Scotland Anthony McGill (21)w/o
 
 
 
England Oliver Linesw/d
 
 Noppon Saengkham (THA)1
 
 
 Oliver Lines (ENG)4
 

Section 4

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Last 128
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Last 64
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Last 32
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Last 16
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 Lei Peifan (CHN)4
 
 
 
 Brandon Sargeant (ENG)3
 
China Lei Peifan0
 
 
 
England Barry Hawkins (20)4
 
 Barry Hawkins (ENG) (20)4
 
 
 
 Igor Figueiredo (BRA)0
 
England Barry Hawkins (20)4
 
 
 
England Joe O'Connor2
 
 Soheil Vahedi (IRN)3
 
 
 
 Joe O'Connor (ENG)4
 
England Joe O'Connor4
 
 
 
Jamaica Rory McLeod3
 
 David Gilbert (ENG) (13)2
 
 
 
 Rory McLeod (JAM)4
 
England Barry Hawkins (20)2
 
 
 
Australia Neil Robertson (4)4
 
 Daniel Wells (WAL)1
 
 
 
 Mark Davis (ENG)4
 
England Mark Davis4
 
 
 
China Zhao Xintong (29)3
 
 Zhao Xintong (CHN) (29)4
 
 
 
 Pang Junxu (CHN)3
 
England Mark Davis1
 
 
 
Australia Neil Robertson (4)4
 
 Tian Pengfei (CHN)3
 
 
 
 Mark Joyce (ENG)4
 
England Mark Joyce2
 
 
 
Australia Neil Robertson (4)4
 
 Neil Robertson (AUS) (4)4
 
 
 Lyu Haotian (CHN)0
 

Bottom half

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Section 5

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Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
Best of 7 frames
Last 32
Best of 7 frames
Last 16
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 Judd Trump (ENG) (3)4
 
 
 
 Louis Heathcote (ENG)3
 
England Judd Trump (3)4
 
 
 
China Yuan Sijun3
 
 Amine Amiri (MAR)1
 
 
 
 Yuan Sijun (CHN)4
 
England Judd Trump (3)4
 
 
 
England Michael Holt (30)3
 
 Michael Holt (ENG) (30)4
 
 
 
 Jimmy White (ENG)1
 
England Michael Holt (30)4
 
 
 
China Lu Ning0
 
 Zak Surety (ENG)1
 
 
 
 Lu Ning (CHN)4
 
England Judd Trump (3)4
 
 
 
England Gary Wilson (19)1
 
 Mark Williams (WAL) (14)w/d
 
 
 
 Allan Taylor (ENG)w/o
 
England Allan Taylor4
 
 
 
Germany Simon Lichtenberg3
 
 Simon Lichtenberg (GER)4
 
 
 
 Anthony Hamilton (ENG)3
 
England Allan Taylor2
 
 
 
England Gary Wilson (19)4
 
 Gary Wilson (ENG) (19)4
 
 
 
 Iulian Boiko (UKR)1
 
England Gary Wilson (19)4
 
 
 
England Ricky Walden2
 
 Ricky Walden (ENG)4
 
 
 Billy Castle (ENG)0
 

Section 6

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Last 128
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 Nigel Bond (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Ashley Hugill (ENG)3
 
England Nigel Bond0
 
 
 
Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher4
 
 Graeme Dott (SCO) (22)2
 
 
 
 Alexander Ursenbacher (SUI)4
 
Switzerland Alexander Ursenbacher1
 
 
 
England Ben Woollaston4
 
 Ben Woollaston (ENG)4
 
 
 
 Alex Borg (MLT)2
 
England Ben Woollaston4
 
 
 
England Stuart Bingham (11)2
 
 Stuart Bingham (ENG) (11)4
 
 
 
 Fergal O'Brien (IRL)2
 
England Ben Woollaston0
 
 
 
England Kyren Wilson (6)4
 
 Xu Si (CHN)4
 
 
 
 Ken Doherty (IRL)1
 
China Xu Si4
 
 
 
England Matthew Selt (27)3
 
 Matthew Selt (ENG) (27)4
 
 
 
 Jamie Wilson (ENG)0
 
China Xu Si1
 
 
 
England Kyren Wilson (6)4
 
 Gao Yang (CHN)4
 
 
 
 Kacper Filipiak (POL)2
 
China Gao Yang1
 
 
 
England Kyren Wilson (6)4
 
 Kyren Wilson (ENG) (6)4
 
 
 Dominic Dale (WAL)2
 

Section 7

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Last 128
Best of 7 frames
Last 64
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Last 32
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Last 16
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 John Higgins (SCO) (7)4
 
 
 
 James Cahill (ENG)2
 
Scotland John Higgins (7)4
 
 
 
England Connor Benzey0
 
 Fraser Patrick (SCO)3
 
 
 
England Connor Benzey4
 
Scotland John Higgins (7)4
 
 
 
England Jimmy Robertson (26)1
 
 Jimmy Robertson (ENG) (26)4
 
 
 
 Chen Zifan (CHN)1
 
England Jimmy Robertson (26)4
 
 
 
China Luo Honghao1
 
 Peter Lines (ENG)w/d
 
 
 
 Luo Honghao (CHN)w/o
 
Scotland John Higgins (7)4
 
 
 
China Ding Junhui (10)1
 
 Ding Junhui (CHN) (10)4
 
 
 
 Si Jiahui (CHN)3
 
China Ding Junhui (10)4
 
 
 
Belgium Luca Brecel1
 
 Ian Burns (ENG)0
 
 
 
 Luca Brecel (BEL)4
 
China Ding Junhui (10)4
 
 
 
England Tom Ford (23)2
 
 Tom Ford (ENG) (23)4
 
 
 
 Xiao Guodong (CHN)3
 
England Tom Ford (23)4
 
 
 
Wales Jamie Jones2
 
 Jamie Jones (WAL)4
 
 
 Duane Jones (WAL)2
 

Section 8

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Last 128
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 Sean Maddocks (ENG)2
 
 
 
 Ben Hancorn (ENG)4
 
England Ben Hancorn4
 
 
 
Thailand Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (18)2
 
 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh (THA) (18)w/o
 
 
 
 Stuart Carrington (ENG)w/d
 
England Ben Hancorn2
 
 
 
Wales Jak Jones4
 
 Jak Jones (WAL)4
 
 
 
 Elliot Slessor (ENG)1
 
Wales Jak Jones4
 
 
 
England Jack Lisowski (15)3
 
 Jack Lisowski (ENG) (15)4
 
 
 
 Li Hang (CHN)2
 
Wales Jak Jones4
 
 
 
Wales Matthew Stevens (31)3
 
 Michael White (WAL)3
 
 
 
 Zhao Jianbo (CHN)4
 
China Zhao Jianbo2
 
 
 
Wales Matthew Stevens (31)4
 
 Matthew Stevens (WAL) (31)4
 
 
 
 Jamie O'Neill (ENG)2
 
Wales Matthew Stevens (31)4
 
 
 
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)1
 
 Ryan Day (WAL)4
 
 
 
England Mark Lloyd0
 
Wales Ryan Day1
 
 
 
England Ronnie O'Sullivan (2)4
 
 Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) (2)4
 
 
France Brian Ochoiski2
 

Finals

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Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
Best of 11 frames
Final
Best of 17 frames
 
          
 
 
 
 
England Mark Selby (1)5
 
 
 
China Zhou Yuelong (25)2
 
England Mark Selby (1)5
 
 
 
Australia Neil Robertson (4)6
 
England Robbie Williams2
 
 
 
Australia Neil Robertson (4)5
 
Australia Neil Robertson (4)8
 
 
 
England Judd Trump (3)9
 
England Judd Trump (3)5
 
 
 
England Kyren Wilson (6)1
 
England Judd Trump (3)6
 
 
 
Scotland John Higgins (7)4
 
Scotland John Higgins (7)5
 
 
Wales Jak Jones1
 

Final

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Final: Best of 17 frames. Referee: Desislava Bozhilova.
Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes, England, 18 October 2020.
Neil Robertson (4)
 Australia
8–9 Judd Trump (3)
 England
Afternoon: 10–68, 80–0, 0–76, 26–72, 75–1, 128–5 (128), 75–11, 15–61
Evening: 66–4, 75–52, 115–9 (114), 0–76, 5–64, 65–70, 13–74, 125–0 (125), 0–114 (114)
128 Highest break 114
3 Century breaks 1

Century breaks

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A total of 66 century breaks were made by 35 players during the event.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Matchroom.Live Sponsor Snooker's English Open". World Snooker. Archived from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Two Positive Covid-19 Tests At English Open". World Snooker. Archived from the original on October 12, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "Peter Lines Tests Positive For Covid-19". World Snooker. Archived from the original on October 13, 2020. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "Robertson Beats Selby In Classic Semi-Final". World Snooker Tour. 17 October 2020. Archived from the original on October 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "Trump Beats Robertson In Fantastic Final". World Snooker Tour. 18 October 2020. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020.
  6. ^ "Matchroom.live English Open 2020 – Centuries". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Matchroom.live English Open 2020 – Quarter Finals - Match 123". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.